16—Insertion of Part 3 Division 6
After section 22 insert:
Division 6—Surrogacy orders
22A—Surrogacy orders
(1) On receipt of a
notice under section 10HD of the Family Relationships Act 1975 in
relation to the making or discharge of a surrogacy order about a child whose
birth is registered in this State, the particulars provided in the notice must
be registered by the Registrar in relation to the registration of the child's
birth and the child's name.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), the Registrar must, in relation to the Register, make
such entries and alterations as are necessary to give effect to the operation
of section 10HB(13) or 10HC(10) (as the case requires) of the
Family Relationships Act 1975 .
(3) Subject to
subsection (4), a certificate issued by the Registrar after the
registration of the particulars provided in a notice under section 10HD
of the Family Relationships Act 1975 —
(a) must
only disclose and certify up-to-date particulars contained in an entry; and
(b) must
not provide any information disclosing a change in a parent or parents of the
relevant child, or a change in the name of the child (including by disclosing
the name of, or information about, any birth parent who is no longer
considered as a parent of the child).
(4) A person—
(a) who
is the subject of a surrogacy order and who has attained the age of 18 years;
or
(b) who
is a party to the surrogacy agreement that gave rise to a surrogacy order,
is entitled to a certificate certifying all relevant entries in the Register.
(5) On the receipt of
a notice under section 10HD of the Family Relationships Act 1975 in
relation to the making or discharge of a surrogacy order about a child whose
birth is registered in another State, the Registrar must send a copy of the
notice to the relevant registering authority.